You Can't FLY....Now What??

black hole · Post by **black hole** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:37 pm

I thought about this angle once. Since we do have the piloting skills; I'm sure that the guy that operate those unmanned surveillance drones could use a hand. Just who runns them things anyway?

BH

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:54 pm

Good idea SkyWolfe. I am in the process of doing that too. I am flying floats in order to fund the undergrad, and hope to hit Conair later on to boost the income as the costs increase. I did the Multi Turbine IFR thing and didn't care too much for it.

Sept 2010 is back to school day, then it's seasonal flying from there on!

Good luck to all with their other plans. Keep moving; things will happen.

Travez

fortis risk · Post by **fortis risk** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:02 pm

I'd finish law school. I am considering going back even now.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:37 pm

Law school, you say?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkuQxP7Hv-Q

fortis risk · Post by **fortis risk** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:42 pm

That was great Doc, thanks.

Old Dog Flying · Post by **Old Dog Flying** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:08 pm

Seeing as I'm too friggin' old to worry about this stuff, I'll just collect my pension and sit back and BBQ more steaks and sip more wine. After nearly 60 years of messing with airplanes and dealing with nutty pilots its time to kick back and have another glass.

And to all you "kids" out there fly safe

Barney

Bushav8er · Post by **Bushav8er** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:16 pm

Hey Barney, where are you...can I 'play' if I bring the wine?

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:26 pm

Am I too old to join the NAVY???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw

Lots of choices out there.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FvVcagZ ... re=channel

Old Dog Flying · Post by **Old Dog Flying** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:12 pm

Bushav8er...I'm in Wrinkle Rock, BC along with all the other old geezers...but only if it is "good" wine and not that usual 2.00 a gallon stuff that you drink...damn that steak was good this evening!

Barney

flying4dollars · Post by **flying4dollars** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:24 pm

Probably a police officer or maybe real estate since I doubt I'll ever get signed by an NHL team.

square · Post by **square** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:41 pm

Probably go direct into an apprentice job at one of the hangars, would be pretty easy if I lost my medical.

iflyforpie · Post by **iflyforpie** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:38 am

Do more wrenching.

I would like to either do homebuilding for people who don't want to get their hands dirty or refurbish old or antique aircraft and do private annuals to fill the rest of the time.

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:43 am

Superhero. I can already out-snore a locomotive.

Shiny Side Up · Post by **Shiny Side Up** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:35 pm

Depends... If I needed money, I'd go back to running a Bulldozer, if I didn't I'd get back into more ferrier work. Though that would be good money too, the only thing I know of that people will spend more money on than airplanes is horses.

Funny though, now that I think about it, riding horses and driving a dozer both requrie a fair ammount of feet-hand-eye coordination, much like an airplane...

SkyWolfe · Post by **SkyWolfe** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:07 pm

I spent all my money on flying... And, I was getting ready to hit undergrad, when I decided to become a pilot instead... eeek

Jerricho · Post by **Jerricho** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:16 am

Doc as ATC????????

God help you all.........

Baby Stink Breath · Post by **Baby Stink Breath** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:25 am

Buy a go go bar on Bangla Road and act as quality assurance manager.

'effin hippie · Post by **'effin hippie** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:14 am

Spent much of the spring on pogey and my wife's nerves.

It was pretty sobering to realize that I don't have any particularly marketable skills beyond aviating. I was suddenly in my early 20's again, only uglier.

I'm hammering through an accounting degree, of all things. Actually finding it really interesting. Also I can't say enough good things about Athabasca University. Todays distance education can be top notch. What really sucks is when I think back to all the computer games and meaningless internetting I did while on medevac call for 3 years. Now I have belatedly decided to get a degree, and have to juggle it with a busy job, renos etc. So take heed, if you are out there in the YFB's of the world with time to kill. Suck it up and get the career insurance now because playing catch up in your mid-30's is no fun, and in your 40's would be down right frightening.

ef

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:06 pm

Jerricho wrote:Doc as ATC????????

God help you all.........

"You're cleared to hold.........expect further clearance, about a week from next Tuesday......"

Already tried ATC....hated it. Huge surprise!!

I think I'd hang out my shingle....and teach women to sail.

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:09 pm

I think I'd hang out my shingle....and teach women to sail.

You can rent my boat...I'll even consider some trade in place of money.

sonny covin · Post by **sonny covin** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:33 am

When I left flying I went teaching at a college for two years, Physics and chemistry were not as much fun as flying so I tried trucking, I acquired my own authorities and had five trucks.I still made over 100 grand per year but didn't have as much fun as I did flying.

sonny covin · Post by **sonny covin** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:35 am

sonny covin wrote:When I left flying I went teaching at a college for two years, Physics and chemistry were not as much fun as flying so I tried trucking, I acquired my own authorities and had five trucks.I still made over 100 grand per year but didn't have as much fun as I did flying.

Your only as young as the woman your feeling!!!

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